The community got its name from the local coal industry that thrived nearby until the early 20th century.

Button and comb production thrived until the late 19th century.

Business thrived until 1971, when the Love family sold the hotel, and it began a slow decline.

Small businesses thrived until the 1960's, when commerce started to slide and crime increased.

The industry thrived in the region from the early 17th century until 1871.

The Victorian era and its culture largely thrived from 1860 until 1901.

The art thrived until the late 1800's, when photography took over.

In Europe the sport found marginal success but did not thrive until the 1990s.

The area would continue to thrive until the 1960s, when some of the wealthier residents left for the suburbs.

This new high school thrived until the early 1970s.